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Issue Details

Issue #38
Published July 1959
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger
Notes Some secondary sequences added by Ed Boner, July 2009.

Cover Details - "Olsen's Super-Supper!"

Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes Some secondary sequences added by Ed Boner, July 2009.

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Be Sure of Your Facts!"

Genre Teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes On inside front cover.

8 page Jimmy Olsen story "The MC of the Midnight Scare Theater!"

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Phanto; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane
Synopsis Jimmy fills in for Phanto as host of the late night horror movie, but every night he seems to scare someone to death.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Forte
Reprinted in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964); In Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #170 (one panel only)

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll ad"

Half page Jerry Jitterbug filler "I made quite an impression on Jean..."

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page story "Palisades Park ad"

Characters Superman

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Blackhawk #138"

8 page Jimmy Olsen story "Jimmy Olsen's Wedding!"

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Lois Lane; Perry White
Synopsis Jimmy dreams he's married to Lucy.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Forte
Reprinted in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964)

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Pops ad"

Half page Little Pete filler "All right, Pete"

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Coming Super-Attractions"

1 page Jimmy Olsen's Pen Pals letters page

Letters typeset

7 page Jimmy Olsen story "Olsen's Super-Supper!"

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Dr. Falke
Synopsis Dr. Falke gives Jimmy a special pill to help him win the Planet eating contest so he can buy a new car and impress Lucy. Of course, the Dr. has an ulterior motive.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein ?
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Giunta ?
Notes Writer id by Bob Hughes 2/09; inker id by Bob Hughes 3/09

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Fudge ad"

1 page activity "Annie Gram"

Notes puzzle page